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Encyclopedia > Frank De Vol

Frank De Vol (September 20, 1911 - October 27, 1999) was an American composer of film and television music. September 20 is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years). ... 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...


Life and Career

De Vol was born in Moundsville, West Virginia in 1911 but he grew up in Canton, Ohio. His father Herman Frank De Vol was band-leader of a local movie orchestra. His mother Minnie Emma Humphreys De Vol had worked in a sewing shop. Moundsville is a city located in Marshall County, West Virginia. ... State nickname: Mountain State Other U.S. States Capital Charleston Largest city Charleston Governor Joe Manchin (D) Senators Robert Byrd (D) Jay Rockefeller (D) Official languages English Area 62,809 km² (41st)  - Land 62,436 km²  - Water 376 km² (0. ... A canton is: a territorial subdivision of a country (especially cantons of Switzerland, Costa Rica and France, see canton (subnational entity), and of vingtaines in Jersey. ... State nickname: The Buckeye State Official languages None Capital Columbus Largest city Columbus (largest metropolitan area is Cleveland) Governor Bob Taft (R) Senators Mike DeWine (R) George V. Voinovich (R) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 34th 116,096 km² 8. ...


When he was 14 he became a member of the Musicians union. After playing violin in his father's orchestra and appearances in a China restaurant he joined the Horace Heidt orchestra in the 1930s. He was responsible for the arrangements. Band Leader of the 1930s, 1940s and 1950s based in California ...


Though he was nominated five times for an Oscar for his film scores he is best recognized for his television theme tunes, like Family Affair, The Brady Bunch, Get Smart or My Three Sons. Although he never won an Oscar for any of his movie performances, the comedian Bob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. ... Family Affair was a situation comedy television series that aired on CBS from September 12, 1966 until March 4, 1971. ... The Brady Bunch was a U.S. television situation comedy, based around a large blended family. ... Get Smart was an American comedy television series that ran from September 18, 1965 to May 1970, and from January to February 1995. ... My Three Sons was a television series sitcom that ran from September 29, 1960 to August 24, 1972. ...


He was married twice. The first time to Grayce Agnes McGinty from 1935 to 1989. His two daughters Linda Morehouse and Donna Copeland were born during that time. The second marriage was with television actress Helen O'Connell from 1991 to 1993. Helen OConnell (May 23, 1920 – September 9, 1993) was a singer, actress, and dancer. ...


He died from a heart failure in a nursery in Lafayette, California in 1999. He was 87. Lafayette is a city located in Contra Costa County, California. ...


Awards and nominations

Hush. ... Doris Day and Rock Hudson Pillow Talk is a 1959 romantic comedy film which tells the story of a man and woman who share a telephone line and grow to hate each other, and then, of course, to love each other. ... Cat Ballou is a 1965 comedy Western film which tells the story of a woman who hires a famous gunman to avenge her fathers murder, but finds that the man she hires isnt what she expected. ... Guess Whos Coming to Dinner is a 1967 award-winning comedy-drama movie starring Spencer Tracy, Katharine Hepburn, Sidney Poitier, and Katharine Houghton. ...

External links

Frank De Vol in the Internet Movie Base



 
 

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